For our third installment of Chilling Coventry, we look back at the terrifying tales of poltergeist activity that plagued local homeowners.

The supernatural energy in Coventry is so strong that even TV physics are drawn to the city.

Holbrooks Poltergeist

According to ghost-hunter Derek Acorah, Lisa Manning's home was haunted by the spirit of a "very, very, angry man" called Jim.

Lisa, was initially sceptical when her children, and partner Anthony, 25, complained that something strange was going on in the home.

But after her previously healthy dog died following an unexplained tumble down the stairs Lisa set up a camera to try to record what was happening.

Coventry poltergeist

The resulting video – which shows chairs and wardrobe doors moving for no apparent reason – has now been viewed hundreds of thousands of times after it was exclusively put on the Coventry Telegraph website.

During his visit, Derek ‘‘cleansed’’ the area, telling the family he had “closed the door” that the ghost was using to terrorise them.

“Those people who said I faked this haven’t had to live through what I’ve lived through.

“Saying that if it hadn’t have been me who had experienced it I suppose I would have been sceptical too. But even when there were groups of reporters knocking on my door there was stuff going on inside the house.”

Since then, the family have said that their home has felt like a completely different place.

Derek Acorah who stars in the TV series "Most Haunted"

Ghostly Piano

Not much is know about the ghost that haunts a private property in Humber Avenue.

The occupier reported that they could hear twanging throughout their house - like someone plucking the strings of a piano, rather than playing the keys.